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New Deal buildings or New Deal murals or artwork.

New Deal buildings or New Deal murals or artwork.

Salinas California John Steinbeck Post Office – Guest

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Salinas CA JS PO
Salinas CA JS PO

ADDRESS: 100 W Alisal St Frnt, Salinas, CA 93901
ARTIST: Richard O’Hanlon
TITLE: Cowboy, Cattleman and Cowboy and Horse
MEDIUM: Wood walnut (reliefs)
STATUS: The Salinas John Steinbeck post office is still an active, operating facility, and the reliefs can be viewed by interested members of the public. They resides on a wall in the lobby of the building.
YEAR: 1937

Salinas—John Steinbeck Station with lobby murals; built 1936

Thanks Doug,

Salinas CA JS PO
Salinas CA JS PO
Salinas CA JS PO Mural
Salinas CA JS PO Mural
Salinas CA JS PO

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Orange Virginia Post Office – Guest

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Orange VA
Orange VA

ADDRESS: 129 W Main St, Orange, VA 22960
ARTIST: Arnold Friedman
TITLE: Upland Pastures
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Orange post office is still an active, operating facility and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. The mural resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1937

From my “archive”…I stopped in Orange, VA for lunch on August 1, 2019 during a vacation in northern Virginia and nearby Shenandoah NP. Very lovely small town with a US Post Office built during the New Deal years. The nearby Orange County Visitors Center is housed in the restored train station. Even before the Civil War, Orange was a major railroad hub. The Orange and Alexandria Railroad went through Orange. The town was a strategic location during the Civil War; Gen. Lee maintained his headquarters in Orange from March 1862 to May 1864.

Roger

Orange VA
Orange VA
Orange VA CS
Orange VA CS
Orange VA Mural
Orange VA Mural
Orange VA
Orange VA

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  • Personal visit by Roger on 8/1/2019
  • United States Postal Service

Adel Georgia Post Office – Guest

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Adel, Ga. (1)
Adel, Ga. (1)

ADDRESS: 1009 S., Hutchinson Ave., Adel, Georgia 31620
ARTIST: Alice Flint
TITLE: Plantation Scene
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The former Adel post office is still no longer an active, operating facility. The mural once housed in the original building has been move here to the newer post office. and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides on a wall in the lobby.
YEAR: 1941

I’m delighted the mural was saved and moved into its current location. However, by doing this you removed the time and place where the artist originally intended the mural to be displayed.

Thanks Doug,

 

Adel, Ga. (PO Mural)
Adel, Ga. (PO Mural)

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